The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-19
Religious Notes.

ing seventy-one years amounts to As, 324, GIG
copies.
Longfellow: The talent of success is nothing
more than doing what you do well without
a thought of fame
Pews both in Trinity and Grace Episcopal
churches in New York city are to be free when
the present rentals expire
Dig channels for the streams of love,
Where they may broadly run:
And love has overfowing streams
To fill them cry
It is stated by a religious contemporary that
exclusive OF the 1sthmus of Panama, there is
only one ordained missionary in all the north
western part of South America.
Father of James Nasmyth to his son: At all
events, James, you will find that though there
many dirty roads in life, if You use your
judgment you may always be able to find clean
crossing.
Mrs Prentiss: Onlya mother knows the varied
discipline of hopes and fears, and joys and sor-
rows through which mother passes to glory;
for this is the mothers pathway. and she rarely
walks on higher road, or one that may lead to
perfection.
The United Kingdom Alliance has received,
through its president Sir Wilfred Lawson, do
nation of $4,000 The generous donor does not
allow his name to be mentioned. He sends the
gift sin memory of mothers interest," in the
temperance cause"
o Lord. how happy should we be
If we could cast Thee,
If we from self could rest
In perfect wisdom perfect love,
Is working for the best.
Joseph nstice.
Two things may be said with good deal of
positveness: Nothing good ever succeeds unless
somebody is willing to make a stand alone for
it. and nobody can properly be called man who
is not willing to stand alone. if need be. for
righteousness, no matter what ridicule, what
hatred he may incur.
True greatness shows itself in ignoring or
quickly forgetting personal injuries. when
meaner natures would be kept in unrest by
them. The less of man one is. the more be
makes of lDJUrv insult. The of a
man he is, the less he ID disturbed by what
others say or do against him without cause.
On the day of his coronation, George III COM
pose prayer which. for brevity and good sense
has rarely been equaled. It was afterward
found in his desk. 1t reads thus: keep me,
Lord, from silly and unsarded friends, and from
things that best for me, through Jesus Ch rist
our Lord"
Ia one Of the Sunday schools, the teacher of a
class of little boys, inquired of each one if he
thought he had become better boy during the
year Each answered IL the affirmative except
one little eigh-year-old, who was silent The
question was asked him second time, when,
with much earnesrness, ne replied II am just
as worse as ever was"
Rev. 6. R. Robbins: Many a man has never
even begun to learn the alphabet of a mothers
love until he taken sick. OF lost his property
or was forsaken by his friends. or was in some
sort of trouble; then. beholding the consistency of
his mothers affection for him, he began to pick
out the letters, and fo- the first time in his life
spell the word love.
God give men! A time like this demands
Strong minds, great heares, true faith and ready
hands;
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions ard will:
Men who have honor, who will not lie;
Men who stand before den1agogue
And his rreacherous batteries without wnking
Tall men. sun-crowned. who live above the fog
In public duty and ID private thinking.
j. C. Holland.
PHILADELPHIA Press: The American Tract So
ciety, whose influence was remarkable thirty
years ago its later disappearance. has shown
unusual wisdom in remodeling its management
on business principles by putting control in the
hands of executive com mittee, directly e.
sponsible. instead of dividing the conduct of its
affairs among officers wao. if not self-eected,
year by year. New methods can3ot alter the
changed conditions which have reduced the use
fitness OF the society, but they may make the
most of the Important field it occupies
Prof Eebert c. Smythe's sermon TO the grad
uating class of Andover Theological Seminary
last Sunday contained no evidence that the Pro-
fessor awaits the decision of the board of visi-
tors with anv misgivings. In the of his
remarks he said: Men dispute over the literal
nfalli bilitv of the Scripture though this were
matter of supreme Importance. The only
serious question for is which is no ques-
ton at all, if doubt is thereby involved. Wheth-
er or not We have record of Christs life so
pure, so sure. authentic and CONNECTIVE tina {
we transfer from it to consciences and
our hearts the image of Christs righteousness:
and that this can be done is not perhaps OF a
speculation, bat fact of experience and his
tory. The perfection of Scripture concen trates
IN this: They perfect revelation of Christ; |
all else is subsidiary"